Download or read book Exploring Cross Cultural Competence in East Asia written by Weiwei Ji and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How could hybrid organizations and leaders improve effectiveness in order to increase the chances of success for their business organizations in East Asia? The author presents a theoretical framework and investigates the preferences and networkability in the corporate, market and living environment of expatriated managers in China and Japan.
Download or read book Multiculturalism in East Asia written by Koichi Iwabuchi and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of multiculturalism in East Asia using a transnational approach. The collection focuses in on Japan, Korea and Taiwan to examine key issues including policy, racial discourse, subjectivity and the implications for established ethic minority communities.
Download or read book Building Cross Cultural Competence written by Charles M. Hampden-Turner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: divdivCross-cultural competence is a skill that has become increasingly essential for the managers in multinational companies. For other business people, this kind of competence may spell the difference between surviving and perishing in the new global economy. This book focuses on the dilemmas of these managers and offers constructive advice on dealing with culture shock and turning it to business advantage. Opposing values can be understood as complementary and reconcilable, say Charles Hampden-Turner and Fons Trompenaars. A manager who concentrates on integrating rather than polarizing values will make much better business decisions. Furthermore, the authors show, wealth is actually created by reconciling values-in-conflict. Based on fourteen years of research involving nearly 50,000 managerial respondents and on the authors’ extensive experience in international business, the book compares American cultural values to those of more than forty other nations. It explores six culture-defining dimensions and their reverse images (universalism-particularism, individualism-communitarianism, specificity-diffusion, achieved status–ascribed status, inner direction–outer direction, and sequential time–synchronous time) and discusses them as alternative ways of coping with life’s—and business’s—exigencies. With humor, cartoons, and an array of business examples, the authors demonstrate how the reconciliation of cultural differences can cause whole organizations to grow healthier, wealthier, and wiser. /DIV/DIV
Download or read book Asian Inward and Outward FDI written by C. Alvstam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian Inward and Outward FDI brings together both works from researchers in international business and economic geography. The book is aimed for both scholars with interest in macro and micro economic impact of new flows of FDI.
Download or read book Developing Cross cultural Competence written by Eleanor W. Lynch and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays for human services professionals examines the role that culture plays in families' and professionals' beliefs, values, and behaviors; explores the difficulties involved in adapting to a different culture; and provides strategies for effective cross-cultural interactions with families of infants, preschoolers, and young children who may have or be at-risk for a disability or chronic illness.--From publisher description.
Download or read book An Integrated Approach to Exploring Cross cultural Competence written by Dan Wang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the emergence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from the People's Republic of China, Chinese expatriates are increasingly being posted overseas to manage international assignments. It has been reported that expatriates often face significant challenges in understanding the host culture, which negatively impact on their performance overseas. Thus the importance of cross-cultural competence (CCC) has been emphasized as it may assist expatriates to successfully manage the local workforce. The theoretical underpinnings of CCC are socio-analytic theory and social learning theory. Socio-analytic theory explains the role personality plays in leading to discrepant performance on international assignments, whilst social learning theory emphasizes the role of learning in developing cross-cultural skills. However, both theories are developed from a developed country context, and the transferability of those theories to emerging markets has not been examined. In order to address the theoretical deficiencies of CCC, this study explores expatriates from a large and significant emerging economy, namely, China. The broad research problem addressed is "how to develop CCC of Chinese expatriate managers in Chinese MNEs' overseas operations".In particular, this study investigates antecedents of CCC including personal attributes (Research question 1a) and personal skills (Research question 2a), as well as how these antecedents contribute to CCC (Research question 1b, 2b). A qualitative research design was adopted due to the exploratory nature of the study, and 50 in-depth interviews were conducted to gather information. The sample comprised 25 Chinese expatriate managers, 15 foreign colleagues, and 10 expatriate supervisors or cross-cultural consultants. The respondents selected were based on criteria for each group. For instance, the criteria for expatriate managers include working experience (i.e., working on overseas assignments for at least six months) and location (i.e., working in both developed and developing countries). The snowballing techniques were used to recruit appropriate respondents.The findings of this study lead to the development of a theoretical model of CCC, which highlights the cultural-embedded factors as important antecedents. In addition to confirming CCC antecedents of Chinese expatriates that are similar to those for Western expatriates (i.e., openness, communication skills, interpersonal skills, perceptual skills), two new cultural-embedded factors were also identified, including endurance and coordination skills. More importantly, the findings demonstrate that cross-cultural contexts play an important role in how certain antecedents function in different situations. A range of institutional factors have been identified which are able to influence perceptions of expatriates and local employees on CCC antecedents, including ambiguous or sophisticated regulation systems, relationship-based or rule-based corporate governance, supervisor-subordinate relationships and work-life relationships. This study advances the theoretical development of CCC by integrating institutional theory with socio-analytic theory and social learning theory, which leads to a more comprehensive explanation of CCC. It also highlights significant methodological and practical implications for future expatriate studies and international human resource management in Chinese MNEs.
Download or read book East Asian Cultural and Historical Perspectives written by University of Alberta. Research Institute for Comparative Literature and Cross-Cultural Studies and published by Research Institute for Comparative Literature. This book was released on 1997 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Professional Learning in the Work Place for International Students written by Georgina Barton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shares a range of examples where international students have undertaken a work placement, practicum, internship or participated in work integrated learning. Contributions reflect on the successes and challenges that this particularly diverse group of students experience when undertaking work placement programs in a variety of disciplines, such as education, engineering and health. The book explores these experiences via three main conceptualisations: 1. Internationalisation and interculturalisation – including the diversity of international student cohorts and the associated policy, practices and assessment related to international students in higher education; 2. Multi-socialisation – of international students with a focus on new cultural contexts, professional learning and disciplinarity; and 3. Reflection and reflective practice – acknowledging that for improvement and change to occur those involved need to reflect on current and possible future practice. A working model of effective practice is introduced which can inform prospective international students, their mentors/supervisors, work placement coordinators and other relevant university staff.
Download or read book Intercultural Communication in Asia Education Language and Values written by Andy Curtis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents in-depth studies on leading themes in education policy and intercultural communication in contemporary Asia, covering empirical as well as theoretical approaches, and offering both an in-depth investigation of their implications, and a synthesis of areas where these topics cohere and point to advances in description, analysis and theory, policy and applications. The studies address key questions that are essential to the future of education in an Asia where intercultural communication is ever more important with the rise of the ASEAN Economic Community and other international initiatives. These questions include the properties of the increasing globalisation of communication and how it plays out in Asia, especially but not exclusively with reference to English, and how we can place intercultural communication in this context, as well as studies that highlight intercultural communication and its underlying value systems and ideologies in Asia.
Download or read book Exploring Korean Politeness Across Online and Offline Interactions written by Mary Shin Kim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open-access edited volume brings together the latest research on Korean politeness (K-Politeness) from multidisciplinary and multimodal perspectives across a broad range of different interactional contexts and communication platforms, both online and offline. The volume examines how Korean language speakers construct, negotiate, and utilize politeness or impoliteness as discursive practices during daily interaction. The studies not only include intimate interactions between family members and friends, but also institutional interactions between business vendors and customers, doctors and patients, talk show hosts and their guests, as well as politicians. The studies include discussions on the perception of Korean (im)politeness of K-wave viewers and fans. The role of media is discussed and how it influences public discourse and speakers’ perception and practice of Korean (im)politeness. This text also examines interactions through instant text messages, chat boxes in livestreaming sites, online chat boxes with business vendors, and related communication channels. Although the disciplines and methodologies may vary, the studies are based on empirical research. This volume provides new insights through contributions from researchers of different disciplines, including communications, sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and pragmatics; it appeals to students and researchers in these fields.
Download or read book Handbook of International and Cross Cultural Leadership Research Processes written by Yulia Tolstikov-Mast and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable contribution to the area of leadership studies, the Handbook of International and Cross-Cultural Leadership Research Processes: Perspectives, Practice, Instruction brings together renowned authors with diverse cultural, academic, and practitioner backgrounds to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of all stages of the research process. The handbook centers around authors’ international research reflections and experiences, with chapters that reflect and analyze various research experiences in order to help readers learn about the integrity of each stage of the international leadership research process with examples and discussions. Part I introduces philosophical traditions of the leadership field and discusses how established leadership and followership theories and approaches sometimes fail to capture leadership realities of different cultures and societies. Part II focuses on methodological challenges and opportunities. Scholars share insights on their research practices in different stages of international and cross-cultural studies. Part III is forward-looking in preparing readers to respond to complex realities of the leadership field: teaching, learning, publishing, and applying international and cross-cultural leadership research standards with integrity. The unifying thread amongst all the chapters is a shared intent to build knowledge of diverse and evolving leadership practices and phenomena across cultures and societies. The handbook is an excellent resource for a broad audience including scholars across disciplines and fields, such as psychology, management, history, cognitive science, economics, anthropology, sociology, and medicine, as well as educators, consultants, and graduate and doctoral students who are interested in understanding authentic leadership practices outside of the traditional Western paradigm.
Download or read book the Global Leadership Lab written by Aynur Doğan and published by CCBS Press. This book was released on 2016-12-24 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third issue in our leadership series provides you with a comprehensive analysis of management practices in Argentina, China, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Russia and Singapore. This book shows how domestic leadership conventions often differ significantly from those in other countries. Comparative desk research, focus interviews with, and online polling of C-level professionals in the aforementioned countries made us realise how much cultural factors, can affect leadership strategies accros the globe. This book provides a reference for those aiming at a cross-border career, or interested in international management issues.
Download or read book A Provider s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Individuals written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intercultural Experience in Narrative written by Michał Wilczewski and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book systematically investigates intercultural experiences of Polish managers and specialists delegated by their multinational company (MNC) on an international assignment to China. The book employs narrative inquiry to explore language, intercultural communication, collaboration, learning, and expatriate adjustment in the MNC. This approach offers new insights into intercultural experiences, communication, and cultural challenges faced by an under-researched group of professionals exposed to intensive collaborations with the local managers and employees. The findings also illustrate how the expatriates learned to better navigate the multicultural and multilingual business context and what factors facilitated and inhibited their learning and adjustment. Encouraging the qualitative, context-sensitive examination of expatriate-local personnel interactions, the book will be an invaluable source for scholars and practitioners interested in, among others, novel approaches to investigating language and intercultural communication in international business, cross-cultural management, qualitative cross-cultural research, as well as for lecturers and students interested in Central Europe and China.
Download or read book An African Exploration of the East Asian Education Experience written by Birger Fredriksen and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to promote a better understanding of the education policy choices and implementation modalities that have enabled many East Asian countries over the last 30-40 years to move from education and economic conditions similar to those of many Sub-Saharan Africa countries to attain the level of development they enjoy today.
Download or read book Social Studies Education in East Asian Contexts written by Kerry J. Kennedy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the state of social studies education within selected East Asian societies and provides some insights into distinctive classroom practices. In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, the education of young people who both understand the contexts in which they are growing up and see the need for engaging with them is a top priority. This task falls to social studies education which carries the responsibility for inducting young people into their social world and helping them to see the role they can play within it. This is particularly important in East Asia where strong economic growth, long held cultural values and diverse political systems create an environment that challenges young people on multiple fronts. This book, with its team of regional authors, shows how different societies in the region are dealing with these challenges and what can be expected from future citizens. The book will appeal to policy makers, researchers and teachers interested in the current state of social studies education in East Asian societies.
Download or read book Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals written by Earle Waugh and published by Brush Education. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build your intercultural communication skills to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. Includes DVD with dramatizations of realistic health-care scenarios. Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals teaches techniques for meeting the challenges of working with culturally diverse patients and their families. The skills that health professionals and students acquire through using this workbook will improve their communication and problem-solving abilities when working across cultures. Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals approaches intercultural issues in health care from the perspective of communication. It sharpens your ability to understand the messages and information being communicated by patients and their families. The workbook provides eight learning modules based on realistic health-care scenarios, along with exercises and self-assessment tools. The modules include high-quality video dramatizations and worksheets, and cover topics including: Traditional roles of family care. Cultural issues in obtaining consent. Cultural issues in compliance. Language diversity in health care. Generational views on personal directives. Cultural issues in end-of-life care. Challenging cultural norms. Cultural influence in family decision-making.
